Denmark vs Australia

Denmark
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Copenhagen
Population
6M
GDP
$424.5B
Australia
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Capital: Canberra
Population
27.2M
GDP
$1.8T

POP 4.6x GDP 4.1x LE 0.8 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Denmark vs Australia

Population Density97.7%Freshwater Withdrawal84.8%Net Migration81.5%Population78%GDP (Current USD)75.8%CO2 Emissions Per Capita69.7%Renewable Energy Consump…68.9%Foreign Direct Investment65.8%
WIDE pair: the board is the Population Density gap first (Denmark HIC vs Australia HIC).

Demographics: Population Density (Denmark, 98% spread)

Indicator Denmark Australia Year
Population Density 148.7 3.5 2023
Population 6M 27.2M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 20.9% 17.7% 2024

4 closer demographics rows sit on the Denmark and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Australia, 76% spread)

Indicator Denmark Australia Year
GDP (Current USD) $424.5B $1.8T 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $18.2B $53.4B 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 131.8% 47.1% 2024
GDP Growth Rate 3.5% 1.4% 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the Denmark and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Australia, 50% spread)

Indicator Denmark Australia Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 4 2 2023

6 closer health rows sit on the Denmark and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Australia, 27% spread)

Indicator Denmark Australia Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 79.0% 108.4% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.4% 5.1% 2022

2 closer education rows sit on the Denmark and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Denmark, 85% spread)

Indicator Denmark Australia Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 15.6% 2.4% 2022
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 4.3 14.1 2024
Renewable Energy Consumption 39.5% 12.3% 2021
Electric Power Consumption 6,165 9,801 2024

1 closer environment rows sit on the Denmark and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Denmark, 11% spread)

Indicator Denmark Australia Year
Mobile Subscriptions 126.7 112.6 2024
Internet Users 99.8% 96.1% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Denmark and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Australia, 81% spread)

Indicator Denmark Australia Year
Net Migration 25.6K 138.5K 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.4% 1.0% 2023

4 closer social rows sit on the Denmark and Australia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Denmark vs Australia comparison

Denmark (HIC, Europe & Central Asia) vs Australia (HIC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 4.6x smaller (6M vs 27.2M) and total GDP is 4.1x smaller ($424.5B vs $1.8T). The gap board leads on Population Density (~98% relative spread) across 46 indicators in 8 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Denmark vs Australia figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · WIDE scale band.